Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Papua New Guinea

Foreign direct investment outflows in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 769,567,198 US$. Ranked 54 in the world out of 171. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 40,939.6%.

2024 770M US$ +133.25% vs 2023
World rank 54of 171
Period maximum 2.46B US$2022
Period minimum -33.34M US$1995

Trend over time

1976–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Papua New Guinea, 1976–2024-1B01B2B3B197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: -1,884,363 US$1977: 1,772,894 US$1978: 4,862,440 US$1979: 3,227,671 US$1980: 15,736,088 US$1981: 617,319 US$1982: 1,773,372 US$1983: 1,124,056 US$1984: 2,271,225 US$1985: 917,967 US$1986: -8,712,600 US$1987: -22,231,723 US$1988: 33,835,146 US$1989: -17,868,566 US$1990: 26,799 US$1991: 3,878,703 US$1992: 2,043,011 US$1993: 101,795 US$1994: 2,763,067 US$1995: -33,342,680 US$1996: -1,461,485 US$1997: -262,472 US$1998: -187,518 US$1999: 1,531,276 US$2000: 564,238 US$2001: 642,792 US$2002: 1,002,322 US$2003: 49,475,393 US$2004: 2,316,720 US$2005: 8,220,054 US$2006: 117,699,094 US$2007: 37,908,681 US$2008: 78,033,333 US$2009: 6,495,135 US$2010: 7,061,623 US$2011: 314,220,485 US$2012: 92,810,561 US$2013: 9,022,599 US$2014: 59,233,502 US$2015: -8,625,677 US$2016: 292,302,453 US$2017: 368,662,118 US$2018: 575,476,794 US$2019: 1,215,220,228 US$2020: 996,758,857 US$2021: 1,611,448,760 US$2022: 2,456,539,123 US$2023: 329,928,641 US$2024: 769,567,198 US$
Change over the period: +771M (+40,939.64%)

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 770M US$
World 1.72T US$
Melanesia computed 897M US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 770M +440M +133.25%
2023 330M −2.13B −86.57%
2022 2.46B +845M +52.44%
2021 1.61B +615M +61.67%
2020 997M −218M −17.98%
2019 1.22B +640M +111.17%
2018 575M +207M +56.1%
2017 369M +76.36M +26.12%
2016 292M +301M +3,488.75%
2015 -8.63M −67.86M −114.56%
2014 59.23M +50.21M +556.5%
2013 9.02M −83.79M −90.28%
2012 92.81M −221M −70.46%
2011 314M +307M +4,349.69%
2010 7.06M +566,488 +8.72%
2009 6.5M −71.54M −91.68%
2008 78.03M +40.12M +105.85%
2007 37.91M −79.79M −67.79%
2006 118M +109M +1,331.85%
2005 8.22M +5.9M +254.81%
2004 2.32M −47.16M −95.32%
2003 49.48M +48.47M +4,836.08%
2002 1M +359,530 +55.93%
2001 642,792 +78,554 +13.92%
2000 564,238 −967,038 −63.15%
1999 1.53M +1.72M +916.6%
1998 -187,518 +74,954 +28.56%
1997 -262,472 +1.2M +82.04%
1996 -1.46M +31.88M +95.62%
1995 -33.34M −36.11M −1,306.73%
1994 2.76M +2.66M +2,614.34%
1993 101,795 −1.94M −95.02%
1992 2.04M −1.84M −47.33%
1991 3.88M +3.85M +14,373.18%
1990 26,799 +17.9M +100.15%
1989 -17.87M −51.7M −152.81%
1988 33.84M +56.07M +252.19%
1987 -22.23M −13.52M −155.17%
1986 -8.71M −9.63M −1,049.12%
1985 917,967 −1.35M −59.58%
1984 2.27M +1.15M +102.06%
1983 1.12M −649,316 −36.61%
1982 1.77M +1.16M +187.27%
1981 617,319 −15.12M −96.08%
1980 15.74M +12.51M +387.54%
1979 3.23M −1.63M −33.62%
1978 4.86M +3.09M +174.27%
1977 1.77M +3.66M +194.08%
1976 -1.88M

Melanesia, 2024

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.